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COVID-19: individual and herd immunity
Comptes Rendus Biologies, 2021 Immunity to the SARS-CoV-2 virus ensures protection against reinfection by this virus thanks to the combined action of neutralizing antibodies and T lymphocytes specific to viral proteins, in particular the Spike protein.
Bach, Jean-François +4 more
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Herd culture and herd immunity
Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 2022 Abstract Although communicable diseases affect our bodies, they occur in a society that interprets and gives them meaning. Herd immunity provides the body protection; however, long-term protection requires shifts in the way people interpret and respond to disease, cultural transformation that enables the development of the knowledge, habits and skills ...
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Computers in Human Behavior, 2022 This study investigates the impact of an immersive virtual reality (VR) simulation of herd immunity on vaccination intentions and its potential underlying mechanisms.
Adéla Plechatá +9 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 With limited availability of vaccines, an efficient use of the limited supply of vaccines in order to achieve herd immunity will be an important tool to combat the wide-spread prevalence of COVID-19. Here, we compare a selection of strategies for vaccine
André Voigt, Stig Omholt, Eivind Almaas
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Vaccines, 2021 There has been a continuous underrepresentation of minorities in healthcare research and vaccine trials, along with long-standing systemic racism and discrimination that have been fueling the distrust of the healthcare system among these communities for ...
James E. K. Hildreth, D. Alcendor
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Investigating vaccine-induced immunity and its effect in mitigating SARS-CoV-2 epidemics in China
BMC Medicine, 2022 Background To allow a return to a pre-COVID-19 lifestyle, virtually every country has initiated a vaccination program to mitigate severe disease burden and control transmission. However, it remains to be seen whether herd immunity will be within reach of
Hengcong Liu +14 more
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“Don’t Look Up” Your Science—Herd Immunity or Herd Mentality?
Microorganisms, 2022 This analysis piece will attempt to examine some of the critical pandemic-related measures implemented in the United States from an immunological perspective and pinpoint caveats that should have been considered before their implementation.
Botond Z. Igyártó
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Big Data & Society, 2021 Misinformation about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a pressing societal challenge. Across two studies, one preregistered (n1 = 1771 and n2 = 1777), we assess the efficacy of two ‘prebunking’ interventions aimed at improving people’s ability to spot ...
Melisa Basol +5 more
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Impact of Microbiota: A Paradigm for Evolving Herd Immunity against Viral Diseases
Viruses, 2020 Herd immunity is the most critical and essential prophylactic intervention that delivers protection against infectious diseases at both the individual and community level.
Asha Shelly +5 more
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Global control of COVID-19: good vaccines may not suffice
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has unveiled health and socioeconomic inequities around the globe. Effective epidemic control requires the achievement of herd immunity, where susceptible individuals are conferred indirect protection by being surrounded by ...
Javier Eslava-Schmalbach +2 more
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